Although Zeng Guanghua was capable and willing to work, this was the only time in his life that he had met foreigners. He could not understand a word of their language and had never dealt with such a return matter. When the people from the Ministry of Commerce found him, he was confused.
It took him a long time to come back to his senses. "Return the goods? The goods have been delivered, how can I return them? Is there a quality problem?"
Xu Jinpeng is in his twenties, with a 3:7 side-parted hairstyle and a handsome face. He is wearing a military coat, with the collar of his white shirt visible at the neckline. He looks neat and tidy, like a small poplar growing in the northwest.
He smiled and said, "Secretary Zeng, we haven't received any complaints about the goods. The current international issue is that our factory hasn't released the black box data, which violates the International Trade Act. The other party is requesting a return based on this reason."
Zeng Guanghua smacked his lips, but in the end, he still didn't know what to say. He didn't know much about production, so he asked someone to call the technicians over.
Chen Zenggang and Ren Yong came here together. When they heard that they had to return the goods, they were also very frightened. With so much goods and so much foreign exchange, if they returned the goods, the loss would be huge!
After learning the reason, Ren Yong said, "The black box is our technical secret. The design is like this and no changes can be made. We will not be able to disclose the data for at least 50 years."
As soon as they heard that it was a technical secret and a design, Zeng Guanghua and Chen Zenggang understood that it must be Ji Xia's work.
The two of them were terrified just now, but now they have calmed down.
Zeng Guanghua leaned back in his chair, his attitude relaxed. "Secretary Xu, this is the situation. We can't refund the product. After all, it's not a quality issue with our product. Is there anything else?"
Without waiting for Xu Jinpeng to speak, Qiu Junfeng slammed the table. "What's your attitude? Do you know who is the leading country in this return? It's the United States!"
Qiu Junfeng's family has some background. Now many domestic products need to be exported, so he used his family's power to get him to the Ministry of Commerce. He was the technical support for the return this time.
Zeng Guanghua still had some impression of Qiu Junfeng, but it was a very bad impression. He glanced at Qiu Junfeng and said, "It's Engineer Qiu! What's wrong with the United States? The United States still comes to us eagerly to place orders."
Qiu Junfeng cursed them in his heart as frogs in the well. These people stay in the country, never go out, and don’t know the international situation. They don’t know that the United States is now the world’s boss. Once they are targeted by the United States, how can they have a good life in the future?
Qiu Junfeng felt pity for these people. After all, being short-sighted was a pitiful thing. He said earnestly, "Don't think that we are so great just because we can manufacture these machine tools now. After all, these machine tools are not truly our technology. The reason the US purchased so many machine tools is not because they can't manufacture them, but because they want to see our true strength!"
Zeng Guanghua was also a man of great refinement. He looked at Xu Jinpeng with a half-smile, his meaning very clear. "Secretary Xu, if the US can already manufacture it, why would they order so many from us? If they can already manufacture it, why would they ask us to provide the black box data?"
Ren Yong, a technologist, is a down-to-earth person. "The US doesn't have this kind of technology. Our CNC machine tools are at least 20 years ahead of the world. Their current CNC machine tools can't even achieve the level of automation we have for machining centers. The black box is our technical secret. We can return it, but we can't disclose it!"
Xu Jinpeng also felt that Qiu Junfeng's words were excessive. He humbly asked, "Their purchase quantity and return quantity are inconsistent. What's going on?"
Ren Yong was a bit shy, feeling uneasy talking to strangers or superiors. He lowered his eyes, scratching the edge of his chair as he spoke, "The control center for the machine tool's human-machine interaction is inside that black box. When we designed it, we built in an interception program that will self-destruct if the black box is opened."
He thought of this as his master's work, and felt incredibly proud. He raised his head, a rare moment of pride. "This is also to protect our technology from being stolen. They must have opened a few black boxes, and after they exploded, the machine tools were effectively scrapped. They couldn't return them, so there's a discrepancy in the quantity."
Qiu Junfeng said, "You're really making a mountain out of a molehill. Internationally, there are patent laws, and other countries are technologically advanced ahead of us. Why would we resort to such petty actions and anger so many countries?"
Chen Zenggang was furious when he heard this. "Mr. Qiu, the US is so good, why did you come back in the first place?"
Several people looked at Qiu Junfeng. Obviously, his words aroused public anger.
Qiu Junfeng said angrily, "Director Chen, what do you mean by that? I'm just stating the facts. Don't you admit that the United States' technological strength is superior to ours?"
Factory 21 established a branch factory specializing in production equipment. Chen Zenggang performed outstandingly and has been promoted to factory director.
Chen Zenggang said, "I've never been to the US, and I'm not a tech person, but there's someone whose technology is definitely much better than yours. She said that while US technology is impressive, we can still catch up. At least right now, we've already surpassed them in many areas."
Qiu Junfeng knew Chen Zenggang was talking about Ji Xia. He sneered, "Technology is a man's job. I advise you to be more discerning when judging people and not be fooled. Let's not talk about anything else, just this time, if the product is returned, how much loss will it cause? Who among you can afford it?"
Zeng Guanghua and the others were indeed unsure, but this kind of thing couldn't be decided in just one discussion. Xu Jinpeng knew they would definitely need to discuss it, so he stood up and said, "It's getting late today, and many key points haven't been discussed yet. If we come here rashly, you will definitely not be prepared. How about we make another appointment tomorrow afternoon?"
Zeng Guanghua was more than happy to accept this. "Then please, Secretary Xu, wait for us for one more day."
Qiu Junfeng said from the side, "I hope you can show your attitude tomorrow. We can wait, but the Americans and the Chinese won't wait!"
Zeng Guanghua and others were so angry that they fell backwards, but there was no point in arguing with him at this time, and they were too lazy to pay attention to him. After sending the two away, Zeng Guanghua went to report the matter to his superiors.
It is not up to him to decide whether to return the goods or not.
When Liang Zihua came to find Ji Xia, Ji Xia was planting vegetables with Xie Sufen. Nearly three months later, Ji Xia was already four months pregnant, and her belly was bulging, making her look a little pregnant.
Xie Sufen started working as normal and took one day off on weekends to come and see her daughter.
The canteen is also recruiting people. When Ji Xia gives birth, Xie Sufen will definitely have to take leave to come and take care of her during the confinement period. Factory 21 will naturally support this unconditionally.
Wang Yu was knocking on the door in front. Sun Yulan from next door saw it and said sarcastically, "Hey, Xiao Wang, why are you coming to see your sister-in-law while Captain Qin is away? What's the meaning of this?"
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